Fantasy football Week 4 fallout: Tucker Kraft rises while the Jeremiyah Love train comes to a screeching halt — SkimNews
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- Tucker Kraft recorded 7+ targets for the second straight week and caught a touchdown, with his snaps and route participation climbing in three consecutive games as Jordan Love leaned on him as a high-volume safety valve, putting Kraft firmly in the TE1 conversation.
- Rhamondre Stevenson reclaimed primary back duties with 64% of snaps compared to TreVeyon Henderson's 38%, taking all third-down snaps and every carry inside the opponent's five-yard line, though a late minor knee issue did not prevent him from addressing media post-game.
- Jeremiyah Love saw his snap share drop to 46% against the Giants while Tyler Allgeier led with 54% and handled all seven snaps inside the five-yard line, with Love admitting post-game he's 'not where I want to be' health-wise and that the Cardinals are managing his workload.
- Josh Downs posted a rough fantasy line in a game where Daniel Jones was repeatedly described as 'an abomination,' throwing short and off-target, effectively capping Downs' upside as long as the Colts' passing attack remains stuck in its funk.
- Cardinals offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur confirmed Allgeier is essentially the team's third-down and two-minute back, further entrenching the committee dynamic that makes Love a frustrating weekly lineup decision.
- The author's framing deliberately excludes obvious studs from the winners list (citing CeeDee Lamb) and obvious bench players from the losers list, focusing instead on players whose Week 4 usage marked a meaningful shift from prior weeks.
Why it matters: Week 4 reshuffled the tight end and Patriots backfield hierarchies — Kraft's third straight week of climbing usage makes him a startable TE1, while Stevenson's goal-line monopoly (every snap inside the five) gives him banked-in RB2 volume. For managers, the takeaway is that Love's workload is now explicitly managed by Arizona, and starting any Colts pass-catcher is a Daniel Jones-dependent gamble until the passing game finds form.
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